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Xtra Time Web Desk: Portugal superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Indian captain Virat Kohli is looked upon as role models by millions of fans not for their on field achievements but also the healthy lifestyle they maintain. Both Ronaldo and Kohli are widely respected and admired because of their images. Recently, Ronaldo was in news for snubbing soft drinks giants Coca Cola during the EURO 2020 press conference. The video of the Portugese footballer removing the coke bottles went viral across the social media platforms.

Talking about Virat Kohli, the Indian captain too does not endorse any cola drinks like Ronaldo. Kohli consciously decided to sever ties with cola giants Pepsi back in 2017. The 32-year-old felt being the top cricketer in the world he needed to promote a healthy diet and hence the decision to dissociate himself with Pepsi.

When Kohli started to play cricket way back in 2008, he was a bit towards the chubbier side. Since 2013, the Indian skipper brought changes in his in his diet and started to stop eating any junk food and any soft drinks. He felt is not ideal for the diet.

During an interview with CNN-IBN in 2017, the 32-year-old spoke about how he didn’t feel connected with the brand and that’s why he decided to end it. “Things that I’ve endorsed in the past, I won’t take names, but something that I feel that I don’t connect to anymore… I won’t urge others to consume it just because I’m getting money out of it.”

Kohli further elaborated on how he wanted to endorse brands that he himself vouched for or used in the past. “I want to give something to people that I use, myself. One of the reasons, I decided not to sign Pepsi is that I have undergone lifestyle change. And, I am not using that product anymore,” Kohli had said.